Eastern silvery minnow

Eastern silvery minnow
	Drawing of Hybognathus regius
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Hybognathus
Species:	H. regius
Binomial name
	Hybognathus regius; Girard, 1856
Synonyms
	Hybognathus osmerinus Cope, 1870;

The eastern silvery minnow (Hybognathus regius) is a freshwater fish. They are characterized by their lack of barbels. In appearance, they are similar to shiners, but the lower jaw is crescent-shaped rather than U-shaped and there is a secondary loop in the gut, which is sometimes visible through the body wall of preserved specimen.

The eastern silvery minnow has more angulate fins than the other members of the genus Hybognathus. The dorsal margin is more concave. Its scales have a radius of 10–12 mm. It has circuli with sharp angles at the basal corners of the scale. Its head is pointed. They grow to be about 6 inches in length at maximum.

References

NatureServe (2013). "Hybognathus regius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202115A18234444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202115A18234444.en.

"The Inland Fishes of New York State." C. Lavett Smith.

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[IUCN-1] NatureServe (2013). "Hybognathus regius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202115A18234444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202115A18234444.en.